...besides simple storage; how fast the files can be stored. This has seen the creation of various grades of CF where the speed of access is indicated by a multiple of 150Kb, so an 8x card has an access speed of 8 x 150Kb or 1.2Mb/sec. Regular speed cards are somewhere between 8x and 10x, High Speed is 20x (3Mb/sec) and ultra-High Speed are 40x (6Mb/sec).
That's the basics of CF out of the way, so on to the ByteStor card in question...
Advertised as a High-speed card with a 20x (3Mb/sec) access time with 1Gb capacity and coming in at only £65 from Amazon (and probably less after Christmas!) it was too good a bargain to miss. Equivalent cards from named brands sell for 3 times as much and surely there can't be that much of a difference?
Arriving in minimal packaging but with a typical snap-closed plastic case, it's a pretty standard Type...
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...Very good Speed and unbelieveable performance and Kingston offers protection and reliability with Secure Digital memory cards
Benefits:
Small - about the size of a postage stamp (24mm X 32mm X 2.1mm)
Secure - built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss
Fast - data transfer rate up to 2 MB/sec (average)
Flexible - compliant with the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) portable device requirements
Reliable - lifetime warranty
Simple - as easy as plug-and-play
Economical - low power consumption is easy on batteries
Efficient - average write speeds of 1.5 MB/sec.
Supports Windows® XP/2000/98/95/NT, Macintosh® OS and OS/2 Warp
Analysis in my mind realiable performance and I always advice my friends,visiter and colike.
Kingstons standard Secure Digital (SD) cards deliver the best price-to-performance value when...
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